Category Archives: Local News
Second arrest made after Thursday night violence at Crusens
PEORIA, Ill. -- A second arrest has been made after a string of violence Thursday night at the Crusens on Farmington Rd. Brody Jenkins of Dunlap was shown in a social media post holding a handgun in t...
Aug 15, 2020
Thousands invade Peoria for annual disc golf tournament
PEORIA, Ill. -- More than 1,500 people are in Peoria and the surrounding areas this weekend for the Ledgestone Insurance Open, an annual disc golf tournament. Overall, 1,355 disc golfers registered to...
Aug 15, 2020 Kevin Bessler/1470-100.3 WMBD
2019 Disc Golf Championships
Peoria's newest sports team looking forward with optimism
PEORIA, Ill. -- When Peoria City, USL League Two's newest expansion soccer team, was announced in January of 2020; the team planned on starting play in May of 2020. The COVID-19 global pandemic change...
Aug 15, 2020 Photo Credit/USL League 2
Arrrest made in Thursday night stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. -- An arrest has been made after a stabbing just after midnight Friday morning at the Crusens on Farmington Road. Justin Wills of Peoria has been arrested and charged with aggravated batt...
Aug 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 8/14: no deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- No deaths from coronavirus occurred between Thursday's and Friday's reporting period after three straight days of local COVID-related deaths. However, the Peoria City/County Health Dep...
Aug 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Missouri Valley Conference postpones fall season
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) announced Friday that there will be no conference sports in the fall of 2020. The decision impacts men's and women's cross country, men's soccer and w...
Aug 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Two victims stabbed at Crusens in W. Peoria
Peoria County, Ill. -- Just after 12:30 a.m. Friday, Sheriff's Deputies were called to Crusens Bar, located at 2117 W. Farmington Road. Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell says two people were stabbed ...
Aug 14, 2020
Peoria's Pop-A-Shot earns high score on list of top businesses
PEORIA, Ill. -- Pop-A-Shot, maker of a popular arcade basketball game, officially moved its headquarters from Kansas to Peoria earlier this week. Also this week, the company was ranked #307 on Inc. Ma...
Aug 13, 2020 (popashot.net)
Peoria-based business teams up with designer Ralph Lauren
PEORIA, Ill. -- Fashion giant Ralph Lauren is among several investors putting $13 million into expanding production at Peoria's Natural Fiber Welding. According to Jake Hamman, Founder and Executive D...
Aug 13, 2020 (Natural Fiber Welding)
963,000 Americans file for unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of laid-off workers in the U.S. applying for unemployment aid has fallen below 1 million for the first time since the pandemic intensified in March. It's the second straig...
Aug 13, 2020 Midwest Communications
